FORWARD PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT INC

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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $426K · expenses $370K · assets $325K

EIN
83-2071545
Address
770 WATER STREET STE 407, BILOXI, MS 39530-4220
Website
https://www.fpdinc.org
NTEE code
S43
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Catrina Thompson (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To assist the growth of self-sufficiency and in economic business entrepreneurship focusing on minority, veteran, and women growth. Provide training, coaching, support and funding growth resources via - Digital Marketing, Online Training Modules, Events, Seminars and other viable avenues. Extending the knowledge and healthy use of AI in small businesses in underserved and represented concerns.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Catrina Thompson Director-President2019-2021 $115,200$235,200 1
Shonna Thomas Secretary2021 $79,500$79,500 1
Harvey Mcmilian (former) Contract2019 $62,500$62,500 1
Erika Hunter (former) Admin2019 $35,000$35,000 1
Madonna Thompson (former) Secretary2019-2020 $0$32,000 1

People by year

2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $195K · 7 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Catrina Thompson Director-President60 $115,200$0$0 $115,2001
Shonna Thomas Secretary30 $59,500$0$20,000 $79,5001
2020 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $40K · 5 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Catrina Thompson Director-President80 $40,000$0$0 $40,0001
Madonna Thompson Secretary20 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $210K · 5 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Catrina Thompson Director-President80 $80,000$0$0 $80,0001
Harvey Mcmilian Contract40 $62,500$0$0 $62,5001
Erika Hunter Admin40 $35,000$0$0 $35,0001
Madonna Thompson Secretary40 $32,000$0$0 $32,0001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$02
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$425,500$369,600 $325,000$325,000 $0$425,500 $115,200720
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,600$143,699 $165,000$82,500 $109,000$75,600 $40,000512
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$318,000$238,160 $69,840$69,840 $55,500$262,500 $209,500525

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORWARD PROGRESSION DEVELOPMENT INC” 2021 1$5 2021$5
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TRISTATE MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCTNS43 $828,210$594,311 DIRECTOR AND MBEIC$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
RISE NOW INCNYS43 $285,219$253,831 PRESIDENT$71,439 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
WOMEN OF COLOR ENTREPRENEURS INCMAS43 $255,230$213,712 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$85,938 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
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ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CORPMOS43 $220,692$291,606 EXECUTIVE DIR.$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$891,83312 62019–2025 WYOMING WOMENS BUSINESS CENTER; VETERANS ENTERPRISE TRAINING & SERVICES GROUP INC; TIE FOUNDATION; EARLY STAGE MONTANA and 2 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2021 · Form 990 · $369,600 spent · pay $335,900 · grants $0 · events $2,500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $220,700$220,700-- 59.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $115,200-$115,200- 31.2%
Office expenses $8,000$8,000-- 2.2%
Information technology $8,000$6,000$2,000- 2.2%
Benefits paid to members $5,000$5,000-- 1.4%
Insurance $4,200$4,200-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,500$2,500-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $2,500$2,500-- 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,500-$2,500- 0.7%
Occupancy $1,000$1,000-- 0.3%
Total$369,600100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $143,699 spent · pay $100,500 · grants $0 · events $5,599
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $60,500$45,500$15,000$0 42.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $40,000$0$40,000$0 27.8%
Information technology $16,000$12,000$4,000$0 11.1%
Office expenses $11,200$6,300$4,900$0 7.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,599$1,300$4,299$0 3.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,500$3,500$1,000$0 3.1%
Fees: accounting $4,000$2,500$1,500$0 2.8%
Travel $1,900$1,400$500$0 1.3%
Total$143,699100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $238,160 spent · pay $212,660 · grants $0 · events $5,700
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $124,996-$124,996- 52.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $80,000-$80,000- 33.6%
Other employee benefits $7,664-$7,664- 3.2%
Office expenses $6,500$3,000$3,500- 2.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,700$3,500$2,200- 2.4%
Information technology $5,000$2,000$3,000- 2.1%
Advertising and promotion $4,000$3,000$1,000- 1.7%
Fees: legal $1,800-$1,800- 0.8%
Fees: management $1,500-$1,500- 0.6%
Travel $1,000-$1,000- 0.4%
Total$238,160100%

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